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Petitioners Hit Keep Calm And Start Sledding Icy City Streets S A M P L E STATE nominating petition is demonstrated by City Commissioner Lisa Deeley. While her office will administer April primary election, petitions to get on ballot are only issued by Penna. Dept. of State and must be returned to Harrisburg. Hundreds of Phila. political street workers are starting to circulate these petitions regardless of punishing winter weather. See P. 4. www.Phillyrecord.com
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PHILADELPHIANS learn new ways to get around as city starts to recover from staggering storm Jonas. Still, life goes on, as these W. Philadelphians prove.
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TASTING MARSHMALLOWS for s’mores dessert station at Phila. Flower Show preview party are, from left, Sam Lemheney, chief of show & events; Leslie Anne Miller, Esq., chair of Flower Show; and Matt Rader, newly arrived president and CEO of Penna. Horticultural Society. What’s a campfire without marshmallows? More pics P. 11
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Heard on the Hill And City Hall State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D-W. Phila.) was recently sworn in as a state director for the Women In Government Foundation Inc. Brown joins 199 other women state legislators to serve in this role in 2016. As such, Brown serves as an ambassador for Pennsylvania, helping to drive commerce and educational opportunities while assisting WIG with its statebased policy events across the region. WIG nominates four directors from each state every year to ensure all sides of the electorate are fairly represented.
Hughes: School Boiler Shows $$ Worth A Fight A boiler explosion in a Philadelphia elementary school coupled with previously unheard of examples of a crumbling infrastructure in the district have Sen. Vincent Hughes, the Democratic chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee, urging state budget negotiators to quickly return to Harrisburg to adopt critical education investments. The explosion last week at F.S. Edmonds School in E. Mount Airy seriously injured one worker. “Our prayers are with this worker as he fights to recover from the burns he suffered when the school’s boiler blew up,” the Senator said. “While we don’t yet know the exact cause of the explosion, the message it should clearly deliver to Harrisburg is that it needs to pay better attention to what’s happening in more and more of our school districts. “This is not just a Philly problem. Because Republican lawmakers have willfully chosen to not invest any more money in our students, teachers, and classrooms over the past five years, school districts across Pennsylvania are being forced to pay for repairs instead of to invest in the education of our children.” Hughes said the so-called framework budget that negotiators from all caucuses agreed to
should be the guidepost for completing the 2015-2016 spending plan.
Parker Explores Reverse Mortgages 9th Dist. Councilwoman Cherelle L. Parker introduced a resolution authorizing a public hearing to fully investigate the impact of reverse mortgages on Philadelphia residents. “We are calling for a full and comprehensive investigatory public hearing on the impact reverse mortgage lending products are having on residents in the City of Philadelphia,” Parker said. “Specifically, the public hearings will seek to determine the extent and impact such lending products have on the city’s senior homeowners, and the potential intergovernmental remedies that can be developed to protect consumers from any unintentional harms that may result from acquiring this type of lending product.” “We are seeing increasing numbers of clients with problems concerning reverse mortgages, including clients who are facing foreclosure and loss of their homes,” said Peter Schneider, supervising attorney at Community Legal Services, Inc. “In many cases, the clients had little understanding of how these mortgages worked or of their risks.” In 2015, there were 1,526 reverse mortgage originations in Philadelphia compared to 815 in Baltimore, 481 in Pittsburgh, 1,133 in Chicago and 882 in Boston, according to Reverse Market Insight, Inc.
Clarke Wants Enforcement Of Workforce Diversity Council President Darrell L. Clarke proposed legislation that would increase the City’s ability to enforce workforce diversity requirements among entities receiving some public financial benefit, whether through a contract for services or development incentives such as Tax Increment Financing. “Philadelphia’s workforce should reflect the diversity of our population, but too often
Brown Now State Dir. For Women In Government employers in both the private and public sectors fall short. City Hall’s influence over the private sector might be limited, but we have the ability to set the standard for equal opportunity and inclusion,” Council President Clarke said. “All those wishing to do business with the City of Philadelphia should share our goals for workforce diversity. Those who don’t should be shown the door.” A report released last year by the Office of Economic Opportunity showed contractors with the City are still not meeting goals set by Economic Opportunity Plans. Just 22% of hours worked on completed projects were done by minority males, as compared to the goal of 32%, and 1.9% of hours worked on completed projects were performed by minority women, short of the goal of 7%.
Acosta Recruits Women For Law Enforcement State Rep. Leslie Acosta (DN. Phila.) will host a public event designed to educate women about career opportunities in law enforcement, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at HACE Business & Visitors Center, 2708 N. 5th Street. “A career in law enforcement can be extremely demanding, but also very rewarding,” Acosta said. “In addition, I think our city and our region would be better served if there were more women working in law enforcement. That’s why I’d encourage any woman who wants to learn more about pursuing this type of career to attend my Women in Law Enforcement recruitment event and see if this field is right for them.” Representatives from the Philadelphia Police Dept., Sheriff’s Office, Prison System and the Pennsylvania State Police, among others, will be on hand to share information about jobs within their organizations. Attendees are encouraged to bring their résumés. Though the event is public, registration is required by calling Acosta’s office at (215) 457-5281.
Oh Drives For Key City Tax Reforms
Study Backs O’Brien’s School-Board Bill
In 2014, Councilman at Large David Oh introduced a bill providing for tax-rate reductions of the Wage and Earnings Tax for Philadelphia Residents and the Tax on Net Profits Earned in Businesses, Professions, and other Activities for Philadelphia residents. But this legislation expired, like all legislation not passed by City Council during the four-year term ending in December 2015. To promote tax reform and stimulate the Philadelphia economy, the Councilman reintroduced that legislation with revisions to reflect the passage of two years since last introduced on the first legislative day of the new City Council term, Jan. 21. The current wage and netprofits tax rates for Philadelphia residents are 2.4102% (not including the 1.5% Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority tax). The bill schedules reductions in even increments over the next 10 years to 2.0344% ending in Fiscal Year 2017. This will reduce those taxes by a collective annualized $100 million at the end of 10 years. It will also put both taxes on a fiscal-year basis. Oh asserted, “I don’t want young professionals, growing families, and new businesses to be squeezed out of the City. I am in favor of reducing the tax burden on the people that make our City so valuable.” Oh also reintroduced legislation that provided for the transfer of delinquent taxes and fees to a qualified third party law firm or collection agency in the City of Philadelphia. “Delinquent taxes are really a serious matter. Our schools, our policemen and firefighters, our parks, depend heavily on tax revenue,” Oh declared. “This legislation would streamline the debt collection process, which not only calls for efficiency and effectiveness, but also would result in a more dynamic Philadelphia. I am in favor for a more fair and responsible system.”
New research from Pew Charitable Trusts suggests an elected school board in Philadelphia might be what’s best for city schools, according to State Rep. Mike O’Brien (D-Kensington), who has introduced legislation that would allow for an elected school board in Philadelphia. O’Brien, who has introduced the legislation (HB 195) over the past two legislative sessions, said the impetus for it is the lack of responsibility from the Philadelphia School District and the School Reform Commission. He said the new Pew research suggests it is not necessarily better for large urban school districts to be run by state or local authorities like the SRC to improve student performance. Philadelphia’s Board of Education, whose members were appointed by the Mayor, was disbanded and taken over by the state in 2001. Philadelphians have not had the opportunity to elect their own school board since the 1960s.
White Considers Kane Impeachment State Rep. Martina White (R-Northeast) urged the House to form a bipartisan subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee to investigate the conduct of Attorney General Kathleen Kane and whether it rises to the level of impeachment. “With the attorney general refusing to step down following the revocation of her law license, we must begin the process of impeachment,” said White, a member of the Judiciary Committee. White has endorsed a resolution circulating in the House to allow the subcommittee to conduct an investigation of Kane’s conduct in office and decide if there are grounds to begin the impeachment process. Kane’s law license has been suspended, and she is facing criminal charges related to an alleged leak of secret grand jury documents.
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Petition Season Brings Pols To The People by Joe Shaheeli Pennsylvania’s political footsoldiers threw themselves into the tough entry-level task facing those who would run for state or national office in the Apr. 26 primary election: circulating nominating petitions to get their candidates on the ballot. This is tedious and often chilly work as well – doubly so this season, as much of the state is recovering from a blockbuster blizzard. But it must be done. Otherwise – we
wind up in a democracy with no actual choices in 2016. Who wants this? Raise your hands. Congressional candidates need 1,000 confirmed signatures to get on the ballot. Aspirants to the State Senate need 500; to the State House of Representatives, 300. Voters in the presidential primary do not actually vote for their presidential favorite; instead, they vote for delegates to the national convention who are allocated by Congressional District. (This becomes important, as will be
explained below.) Presidential and US senatorial candidates need 2,000 valid signatures. The burden for all petitioners is to prove that their signatures are valid. These follow rules that are technical at best. Sometimes their interpretation is murky. The final shots will be called by the Pennsylvania judiciary; Philadelphia’s 1st Judicial Dist. Common Pleas judges, who are the first line of decision-making, are usually upheld on appeal in petition-challenge cases. Any candidate who is viewed as a threat by another candidate should expect to have their petitions scanned with hostile intent, to uncover flaws that invalidate single signatures or whole petition sheets. There are numerous that can invalidate a signature or a petition. Any person running for office should retain an expert to help them navigate this minefield. The first thing a petitioncirculator should grasp is that the signatory on a petition must live in the same district their candidate is running in. This poses all sorts of prac-
Fighting For Rotem Jobs
COALITION of Philly political and labor leaders, coordinated by Councilman David Oh, speaking, met at Hyundai Rotem plant in S. Phila. where SEPTA Silverliner rail cars are built. SEPTA is considering outsourcing rail production overseas. Included in bipartisan coalition are Phila, Chamber of Commerce, Transit Workers Union, former Gov. Ed Rendell, Congressman Chaka Fattah, Council Members Curtis Jones, Jr. and Al Taubenberger. tical problems for circulators. They need to know the boundaries of their candidates’ districts well, query the voters they solicit precisely, and steer their signers onto the proper sheets. Otherwise, their signatures may be stricken – and with them their candidates. The rule of thumb is: Get twice as many sigs as you need. Outsiders who are challenging entrenched interests can save themselves some legal hassle if they submit
three times the needed signatures on their petitions. Their foes won’t bother to knock them off the ballot, saving their money for later phases of the campaign. Petitions are now being circulated for State and national primary contests now in Philadelphia. A done deal, however, is for the Mar. 15 special elections to fill the seats of State Reps. Louise Bishop (D-W. Phila.) and Cherelle Parker (D-N. Phila.), who resigned from the 192nd and 200th Legislative seats respectively. The deadline for petitions in those races was this Monday. The 192nd required 377 valid sigs, the 200th 495. We’ll soon learn if there were prob-
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Wolf Strikes Blow To GOP Prison Bloc In Gov. Tom Wolf’s ongoing duel with the Republicancontrolled State House of Representatives, the Governor may have discovered a lever to pry the Republicans away from their notion the 2015-16 budget is “done”. It’s prison funding. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections received $1 billion in retroactive funds dating to July as part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s appropriations in his late December line-item veto, but those funds will be exhausted within two weeks, a worried State Sen. John Gordner (R- Columbia) noted. Wolf released more than $23 billion, exercising his line-item veto power. But
GATHERED at InfinityX at Sports Complex to commemorate 72nd birthday of world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier were Laborers chief Ryan N. Boyer, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, Rev. Carlton Aiken, Ken Washington, Peter Lyde and Omar Sabir. State Rep.
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State Rep. Kevin Boyle (DNortheast) received a boost to his effort to win the Democratic nomination for the State Senate’s 5th Dist. seat. The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police announced it is endorsing Boyle’s campaign. “We’ve been solidly behind Rep. Boyle for some time and that support will proudly carry over to the race this April,” FOP Lodge 5 President John McNesby said. “Our membership felt it’s time for a change and with our
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Board of Directors voting over 2 to 1 in support of Rep. Boyle, we are sending a message that our organization and its resources are fully behind his bid to be the next State Senator in the 5th Dist.” “I am honored to have the support of the Philadelphia F.O.P Lodge 5 and its President John McNesby,” Boyle responded. “Philadelphia is blessed to have a highly professional and dedicated police force. It is incumbent upon us in elective office to insure our city maintains this level of police service.” The Philly FOP Board of Directors met and voted on their endorsement. Boyle prevailed over incumbent State Sen. John Sabatina (D-Northeast) by a 72-34 margin. The group asserts that a majority of their 14,000 members live in Northeast Philadelphia. The 5th Dist. consists of Northeast Philadelphia and a small piece of southeastern Montgomery County. Unfazed, Sabatina announced his campaign for reelection in the 5th. Despite snow-covered roads and school closings, nearly 100 people joined with Sabatina as he made clear he was running for another term to the seat he
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PHILLY AIDS THRIFT has turned proceeds from yesterday’s left-over thrift items into $147,000 in grants for 20152016. PAT announced grant funding for 17 local HIV/AIDS service organizations that serve greater Delaware Valley. Grant funds, as part of their new direct funding program, help them move towards $1.5M in contributions to the community. Next request for grant proposals will take place in fall/winter 2016-2017. For more information about grant awards, please visit www.phillyaidsthrift.com or call (215) Photo by Scott Drake 922-3186.
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many Commonwealth agencies received far less than they need to maintain normal operations through the first half of 2016. Among them is Corrections – a department that spends urban and suburban taxpayers’ funds heavily in rural districts like Gordner’s, which are for the most part controlled by Republicans. Senate Republicans are pushing action to refund Corrections. But if Capitol Hill remains in a three-way snarl between Senate, House & the Governor’s Mansion, their moves may not work. Wolf is hoping some rural Tea Partiers in the House will get the message and rethink their opposition to government spending.
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(Cont. From Prev. Page) petition-circulators be residents of the state was already ruled unconstitutional by “Green Party v. Aicheles” last year. The Commonwealth’s position is the Aichele decision only applies to third-party circulators, not to major parties. The plaintiff’s lawyer, Paul Rossi of Kennett Square, said, “It is unfortunate that American citizens have to continously fight to exercise their 1st Amendment rights in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We are confident the facts are on our side and we will prevail.” A favorable ruling would permit national candidate with strong volunteer bases in neighboring states to muster new ground troops in petition drives.
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HONORING State Sen. John Sabatina, Jr., were six Italian American fraternal bodies. Enjoying evening at Townsend Room were Pete Venneri, Ward Leader John Sabatina, Sr., Photo by Wendell Douglas Senator & Lisa Sabatina.
SURROUNDING DCC go-to man Lou Farinella were State Rep candidate Matt Darragh, Sarah O’Neill, Florence Farinella, Jane Kehl, Gertrude O’Neill and warhorse Mike Photo by Wendell Douglas McAleer.
CONGRATULATING State Rep. John Sabatina were, from left, Ken Bode, Dominic Marzullo, Lucky Palumbo and VinPhoto by Wendell Douglas cent Marzullo. PHILA. Federation of Teachers’ Lisa Wismer shared moment with State Sen. John Sabatina at Townsend Room. Photo by Wendell Douglas
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Senate Seat (Cont. From Page 5) Sabatina thanked Slater, noting his 100% voting record with the AFL-CIO, and laid out his plans for his next four years, saying he was running “because he loved his city, Philadelphia” and that “as a lifelong resident of my district, I’m qualified to lead, because the people whom I represent have been my neighbors for my whole life.” The Senator said his sophomore term would have four areas of focus: education, economic growth, the livability of the Northeast, and public safety. He mentioned that it
was “shameful” how much was spent on prisons in his district and how little was spent on schools. “We need to invest in education now, not incarceration later,” said Sabatina. He vowed to fight to build industry along the Delaware River and invest in the Northeast’s industrial sites – while also reducing the commuting time to downtown. Finally, Sabatina emphasized his background as a key qualification: “As a former Assistant District Attorney, I have been fighting to keep our neighborhoods safe for years. I promise to use what I learned as a prosecutor to make Northeast Philadelphia a
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SAMPLE of crowd attending announcement of Movita Johnson Harrell, who is challenging incumbent State Rep. Vanessa Brown in 190th Legislative Dist. Democratic primary.
great place to raise a family.” Afterwards, Sabatina announced his campaign team. Media and Mail will be handled by the Berlin Rosen firm. Key operatives are Alex Navarro-McKay and Will Hailer. Will is a Vice-President at BerlinRosen. Marc Silverman of 38th Street Strategies will do polling. Research is up to Gordie Loewen, who has solid Democratic credentials. Kristen Stoner of the St. Bernard Group will run fundraising.
Artis-Cook Gets Labor, Party Backing
2016 members of The United Food & Commercial Workers Union endorsed Tonyelle Cook-Artis, the Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 200th Legislative Dist. in the Mar. 15 special election. Members of the local union were on hand to show their support to Cook-Artis during a fundraiser held in her honor on Thursday evening at Alma Mater in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. “I am honored to receive the endorsement of UFCW, Local 1776 and very appreciative of their support to my campaign. Local 1776 and its members share my commitment in helping families and creating positive change in the lives of working people,” says Cook-Artis. “I look forward to building a strong partnership with Local 1776 to develop policy and initiatives to create opportunities for economic development and job growth in my district.” “The members of Local 1776 are proud and excited to support Tonyelle Cook-Artis,” stated Wendell Young, IV, president of UFCW Local 1776. “Tonyelle is the perfect candidate to continue the great work already accomplished in the 200th district, and will stand with the men and women of our union on issues that are important to working families”. (Cont. Page 10)
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nounces Campaign Kickoff at Finley Rec Ctr., 7701 Mansfield Ave., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For info (215) 247-3187 or InfoCookArtis2016@gmail.com . Jan. 30- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown announces Campaign Kickoff at Park Ave. Banquet Ha., 4942 Parkside Ave., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Drum ensemble, refreshments. For info (267) 601-1528 or WinVanessaBrown@gmail.co m. Jan. 30- State Rep candidate Darryl Thomas hosts Fundraiser at Jay’s Seafood Factory, 5209 Market St., 2nd fl., 7-9 p.m. Donations $15. For info electdthomas@yahoo.com. Jan. 31- State Rep. Jason Dawkins announces Reelection Campaign at Global Dye Works, 4500 Worth St., 2-4 p.m. Donations welcome. For info Danielle Gonzalez RepDawkins179@gmail.com. Feb. 3- Four Chaplains hosts Awards Dinner at FOP Lodge 5, 11630 Caroline Rd., Cocktails 5:30 p.m., Dinner 6 p.m. Honoring Medal of Honor recipient Hershel
“Woody” Williams and Thomas Manion. For info www.fourchaplains.org. Feb. 4- State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas hosts “Bridging the Gaps Community Building, Behavioral Health & Wellness” Town Hall Mtg. at Temple Stud. Activity Ctr., 13th St. & Montgomery Ave., 4-8 p.m. Addressing the challenges. Focuses on challenges facing youth. Refreshments. For info Mrs. Natal (215)5603261, ext. .27. Feb. 4- Republican City Committee hosts Winter Reception honoring Councilman Al Taubenberger at 114 S. 12th St., 6-9 p.m. Tickets $500. For info (215) 722-8082. Feb. 4- C o u n c i l w o m a n Cindy Bass hosts Information Thursday on financial health at 4439 Germantown Ave., 68 p.m. RSVP (215) 685-9182. Feb. 4- Save the Children Fundraiser at Shamrock Pub, 1400 S. 2nd St., 7:30 p.m. Minimum $5 donation and receive wristband valid for $3 Craft Beers & $2 Fireball Shots. For info Fred Druding, Jr. (215) 221-2374.
Feb. 5- State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas hosts “Bridging the Gaps Community Building, Behavioral Health & Wellness” at Temple Stud. Activity Ctr., 13th St. & Montgomery Ave., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Presenting the solutions. Focuses on challenges facing youth. Continental breakfast, lunch. For info Mrs. Natal (215)560-3261, ext. .27. Feb. 5- ILA Local 1291 President Boise Butler is honored with Spirit of Port Award at Seamen’s Church Institute Lunch, Hilton Phila. at Penn’s Landing, 11:30 a.m. Tickets $125. For reservations Deborah Ingravallo (856) 6423957. Feb. 9- State Rep candidate Sean Stevens hosts Fundraiser at Winnie’s LeBus, 4266 Main St., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 9- tate Sen. John Sabatina hosts Mardi Gras Reception at Ladder 15, 1528 Sansom St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. $500 Friend, $1,000 Host, $2,500 Sponsor, $5,000 Benefactor; Checks to Committee to Re-Elect John Sabatina, Jr. 7718 Castor Ave., 2nd fl.,
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Jan. 27- Democratic Women of Phila. meets at Congressman Bob Brady Bldg., 219 Spring Garden St., 1 p.m. Guest speaker attorney Lynne Summers. All welcome. For info President Sawyer (267) 229-8507. Jan. 27- State Rep. Mark Cohen hosts Chat & Chew at Chase’s Hop Shop, 7235 Rising Sun Ave., 6:30-9 p.m. Great food. Sign petitions. Jan. 27- Green Party hosts Nomination Mtg. at Calvary Community Center, 815 S. 48th St. (at Baltimore Ave.), 7 p.m. City residents interested in running for local or state office or for Green Party leadership are invited to attend. Meeting open to public with no admission fee. For info (215) 243-7103 and gpop@gpop.org. Jan. 28- Congressman Bob Brady and Council President Darrell Clarke host
Fundraiser for State Rep. Donna Bullock at Dilworth Paxson, 1500 Market St., Su. 3500, 5-7 p.m. Partners $1,000, Associates $500, Supporters $250, Friends $100. Jan. 28- Councilman Kenyatta Johnson hosts Public Safety Mtg. at St. Patrick’s Ch., 242 S. 20th St., 7-8 p.m. Concerning recent fire at 2122 Locust St. Public officials, health officials, community groups. For info (215) 6863412. Jan. 30- Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell presents “Getting Your House in Order” at Victory Christian Ctr., 5220 Whitby Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Weatherization, utility departments, homebuyer’s program, Streets, L&I and Revenue Dept. programs, tax programs, diaper bank program. Continental breakfast. Jan. 30- State Rep. Mark Cohen hosts Campaign HQ Grand Opening at 6901 Castor Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Bagels, doughnuts, coffee. Sign petitions. Jan. 30- State Rep candidate Tonyelle Cook-Artis an-
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Nominating petitions are being circulated by political campaigners to get their candidates on the primary ballot for the Republican and Democratic Parties this spring. They have 19 days left to meet their quota and turn in their petitions to Harrisburg. They need voters to help. Voters who are registered in the party their candidate is running in. (Registered independents cannot sign these petitions.) Voters who live in the district the candidate is running in. Voters who care about sustaining the democratic (the small-“d” kind) process. Voters who want to have choices. If you know a candidate and qualify in all the above ways, of course you should sign their petition. If you don’t know the candidate but trust the advice of the person who is circulating the petition, you should sign. If you don’t know the candidate or the circulator – please sign anyway! You do not have to vote for or support the candidate in the end. Just by letting them get on the ballot and giving them the chance to campaign and explain their message, you improve your own choices come election day. Make sure your name and address are correctly written. Write your name the same way you registered to vote. Congratulations for doing this! You are a good citizen who have served your neighbors well.
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Will Sims Ice Primary?
HEAVY drifts don’t faze State Rep. Brian Sims as he launches his petition drive for renomination to his Democratic 182nd State House seat.
(Cont. From Page 8) Tonyelle Cook-Artis is the Democratic endorsed candidate for the March 15th special election in the 200th legislative district. She is a public servant and the former Chief of Staff to former State Rep. Cherelle Parker. Tonyelle has extensive expe-
rience in government and community organization. She is currently the 50th Ward election-day coordinator and has worked on numerous local and statewide political campaigns. A crowd of 150 supporters showed up at Alma Mater in Mt. Airy for Cook-Artis’ ini-
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tial fundraiser. Members of the host committee included Congressman Robert Brady (D-Phila.), Honorable James Kenney, Honorable Dwight Evans, Honorable Cherelle L. Parker, Ward Leader Marian Tasco, Councilman Derek Green, State Rep. Stephen Kinsey, William H. Ewing, Charles Finney, Mungu Sanchez, Mustafa Rashed, Laborers’ leaders Sam Staten, Jr. and Ryan N. Boyer, Ward Leader Rondal Cousar, AFLCIO leader Pat Eiding, Marc Stier and Ken Weinstein. Cook-Artis was overwhelmed with the turnout. Flanked by her family, friends and former colleagues. she expressed her excitement to launch her campaign and promised to claim victory in March. Other notable guests in attendance included City Councilman Allan Domb, developer, and attorney David Hyman. “A leader is a leader, but I remember the days when I would call Rep. Parker’s office and I would ask to speak with Tonyelle because she knows how to get things done, said Kinsey.
Piccarreto Out, Ray Bailey In
As petition drives for the primary ballot get underway, challengers are scrambling to assess their chances. Out of the 182nd Legislative Dist. race in Center City is Marisa Piccarreto, a doula who lives in Logan Square, said, “After deep consideration, I am withdrawing my name from consideration in this election for State Representative for the 2016 cycle. “I will continue to work to build awareness around issues that are the cornerstones of my candidacy – coverage of doula support in Pennsylvania through Medicaid and private insurance; criminal-justice reform policies at the State and local levels; and equality issues to make sure that everyone's voices are heard in Harrisburg. I encourage the other candidates in the race to adopt these critical issues as part of their platform moving forward. “Though you may not see my name on the ballot in April, you will continue to see me at community events (Cont. Next Page)
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Also in this race are social worker Movita Johnson-Harrell, community activist Wanda Logan and 60th Ward Leader Greg Spearman.
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(Cont. From Prev. Page) advocating zealously for the voiceless, crying out for justice and making sure that equality is always progressing forward.” Still in this race, along with incumbent State Rep. Brian Sims (D-S. Phila.), are businessman Lou Lanni, senatorial aide and labor activist Ben Waxman, and attorney Marni Snyder. In West Philadelphia’s 190th Dist., Wynnefield labor activist Ray Bailey is the latest to jump into this intense primary fray. Bailey, a lifelong member of the International Longshoremen’s Association,
will bring organizational chops and deep neighborhood connections to his challenge of incumbent State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D-W. Phila.).
WITH STUNNING hilltop view of Schuylkill River, hundreds paid tribute at Laurel Hill Cemetery on birthday of Gen. George Gordon Meade, “Savior of the Union”. Above, President Lincoln addresses crowd as Ben Franklin Post members Janel Kim, Charles Fulforth and Kerry Bryan look Photo by Joe Stivala, Adjutant on.
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The Philadelphia Flower Show of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will hold its 50th preview gala on Friday, Mar. 4. Leslie Anne Miller, Esq., chair of this year’s show, held a tasting party preview at the Convention Center where committee members could vote for their favorite cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and main courses to be served on Mar. 4 at the patrons’ preview gala. Chairing the Preview Party this year is Tom
Woodward, President of the Pennsylvania Region of Bank of America. Honorary Co-chairs are Mrs. Frances Wolf, wife of Gov. Tom Wolf, and Dorrance Hamilton. The theme of the show this year is EXPLORE AMERICA: 100 Years of the National Parks. Each of the major exhibitors will select one of the nation’s national parks (there are actually 408 national parks) as their inspiration.
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ED RENDELL authored a book a few years ago entitled A Nation of Wusses. He was proven right by the city he has called home for over 40 years. For two days before the “storm”, we were regaled with constant drama about it on TV news. Schools and offices declared closures before the first snowflake fell. The main media outlets displaced normally scheduled shows for continuous coverage of the snow. The flooding on the Jersey Shore deserved extensive coverage. But did we need to see incessant replays of press conferences with GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE (and I like Christie)? Yes, Philadelphia International Airport measured 22 inches of snow. Where I live, the snow measured below 20 inches. It was not an insignificant storm, but it was not historic and should not have shut down all public transportation except for the Market-Frankford and Broad Street lines on Saturday. At 2 p.m. on Saturday, I walked along the almost perfectly cleared trolley line on Woodland Avenue in West Philadelphia to the trolley turnaround at 40th Street where five SEPTA workers were there with a few empty trolley cars. Why the trolleys did not run as long as the roads were clear and then just run in the tunnels thereafter was lost on me. I was told public transport was closed for safety reasons. So people who had to work, like these SEPTA fellows, (not to mention doctors, nurses, police and firefighters) and who did not live near the two subway lines, had to get into cars. How was that safe? Every store that was affiliated with a national chain was closed on Saturday. Center City was a ghost town. However, a number of the individual/family-owned places were open and appeared to be making killings (financially that is). Yes, Ed, we have turned into a nation of wusses. Much ado has been made of STATE SEN. SCOTT WAGNER’S comments at Pennsylvania GOP’s State Committee meeting about having a foot on GOV. TOM WOLF’S neck. Yes, it was over the top, but then Wagner does not pretend to be a diplomat. Irrespective of how unpleasant you may find Wagner’s comment, it does get to the core of the dispute in Harrisburg. Wolf has been described as the most-liberal Governor in the US even by (Cont. Page 19)
In a way, Congressman Chaka Fattah is going through a period that might remind some of an old joke from vaudeville. “I’ve got some good news and some bad news….” The good news is, a bunch of respected politicos just endorsed you for reelection. The bad news is, the lawyers you hired to keep you from going to jail before the November elections want out because you haven’t paid them. On Thursday, a group of political heavyweights including fellow Congressman Bob Brady; Councilwomen Jannie Blackwell, Cindy Bass and Blondell Reynolds Brown; Councilman Curtis Jones; State Sens. Anthony Williams and Vincent Hughes; and 1199C chief Henry Nicholas held a press conference at 1199C headquarters in Center City to throw their support behind Fattah’s reelection bid. And it’s support he’s going to need because for the first time in a long time, he’s got actual competition and a lot of it. State Reps. Dwight Evans and Brian Sims, Ward Leader Daniel Muroff, Lower Merion Township Commissioner Brian Gordon are all vying for the seat Fattah currently occupies. “I’m very appreciative of this kind of support,” Fattah said of the endorsements in an interview I had with him on Friday. “These are people who pay multiple roles in my district. They’ll get people engaged in the campaign.” “It’s more important now because I have not had a competitive race in a really long time,” Fattah continued. “People think it’s a good time to challenge me. We’re going to be out there campaigning. We’re taking it very seriously.” But the reason why the political sharks smell blood in the water is because of the federal indictment hanging over Fattah’s head … which leads us to the bad news…. Before receiving the endorsement, Fattah was in the federal courthouse downtown, listening as his lawyers asked to be released from the case. US District Judge Henry Bartle listened as attorneys Kevin Mincey, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Riley Ross III and Shabrei Parker asked to be allowed to give the Fattah case to someone else because not only had they not been paid, Fattah had missed several payment deadlines. These were debts the lawyers could no longer afford to float, they say. (Cont. Page 16)
Yo! Here we go again. This came from a reader Audrey who lives up in the coal country. “Words And Phrases Remind Us Of The Way We Word”, by Richard Lederer: Words gone as fast as the buggy whip! Sad, really! The other day a not-so-elderly (65) lady said something to her grandson about driving a jalopy and he looked at her quizzically and said, “What the heck is a jalopy?” OMG (new phrase!) he never heard of the word jalopy! So they went to the computer and pulled up a picture from the movie The Grapes of Wrath. Now that was a jalopy! She knew she was old, but not that old.... About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included “Don’t touch that dial,” “Carbon copy,” “You sound like a broken record” and “Hung out to dry.” “Heavens to Betsy!” “Gee whillikers!” “Jumping Jehoshaphat!” “Holy moly!” We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley, and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill. Not for all the tea in China! Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when’s the last time anything was swell? “Swell” has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A.; of poodle skirts, saddle shoes and pedal pushers. Oh, my aching back. Kilroy was here, but he isn’t anymore. Like Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle and Kurt Vonnegut’s Billy Pilgrim, we have become unstuck in time. We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle! or, this is a fine kettle of fish! we discover the words we grew up with, the words that seemed omnipresent as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues and our pens and our keyboards. Poof go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind. We blink, and they’re gone, evanesced from the landscape and wordscape of our perception, like Mickey Mouse wrist watches, hula hoops, skate keys, candy cigarettes, little wax bottles of colored sugar water and an organ-grinder’s monkey. Where have all those phrases gone? The milkman did it. (Cont. Page 16)
CITY CONTROLLER ALAN BUTKOVITZ hosted a luncheon for Allegheny County DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVE ZAPPALA, who is running for Attorney General. Butkovitz is also a ward leader and his show of support for Zappala is not without significance. A number of well-wishers stopped by the Capital Grille to say hello to Zappala and Butkovitz, including former City Commissioner MAURICE FLOYD, current CITY COMMISSIONER LISA DEELEY and her mom former Sheriff BARBARA DEELEY. STATE SEN. SHIRLEY KITCHEN announced her retirement and threw her support to SHARIF STREET. The street name is well established in North Philadelphia and the fact former Mayor JOHN STREET is candidate Sharif’s dad should help. WILSON GOODE, JR. was able to win highly competitive races for City Council based on the fact many people recognize the name of the former Mayor. Politics is the art of the familiar. In addition, although the pundits always cry out against nepotism, Americans love political dynasties and always vote for family members of a famous politician. At the Street campaign kickoff were several significant elected officials, including STATE SENS. ANTHONY WILLIAMS, JOHN SABATINA and LARRY FARNESE; STATE REP. JORDAN HARRIS; STATE REP. and congressional candidate DWIGHT EVANS; DISTRICT ATTORNEY SETH WILLIAMS; and City Council PRESIDENT DARRELL CLARKE. The event was far more of a campaign kickoff for Sharif Street then a retirement party for the highly respected STATE SEN. SHIRLEY KITCHEN. CHS has heard a formal retirement celebration will be held for Kitchen in October. Democratic State Committee had to be postponed due to the big snowstorm. It’s a long shot that any of the statewide candidates could receive the necessary votes for an endorsement. Democrats seem to relish in destroying themselves in open primaries, but it hasn’t seemed to hurt them in recent statewide elections, most recently in sweeping three Supreme Court seats. The only candidate who will surely get the endorsement is AUDITOR GENERAL GENE (Cont. Page 19)
Gung reports, “If he is put in prison, he can die in China. My father-in-law currently resides in Beijing, China, but is trying to get back to Philly permanently. “This all started because he refused to work for the Communist government years ago when they approached him to work for them. Ever since, they’ve been threatening and harassing him to the point they sent a local thug in April 2015 to threaten him. “During that attempt, my father-in-law got into a fight with him and ended up getting thrown in jail for two weeks, where he was tortured. Since
then, they’ve threatened to lock him up in a mental institution as well as throw him in prison for torture. “We’ve been in contact with the US embassy in China, Congressman Meehan’s office, and Sens. Casey’s and Toomey’s offices. It appears nothing is being done, even though my father-in-law’s a US citizen. Can you help us or do you know any politicians who can help get my father back in the country?” If someone among our readership feels they can be helpful, Gung can be reached at (215) 605-9983.
Einstein Health Celebrates 150 Years
EMMA PARAS, seen here celebrating after qualifying for world-renowned Boston Marathon, was brainchild behind having Philly Team fundraise for Save the Children, which works in 120 countries to give children tools for a healthy life, opportunity to learn, and relief and protection from harm. Team is holding fundraiser Feb. 4 in S. Philly at Shamrock Pub. See our calendar section for details.
STUDENTS RUN Philly Style’s Amanda Collett, and November Projects Phila.’s Gary Brown, are also part of Philly Team heading to Big Sur. Also on team, but not in picture, is Lindsay Carol, who is showing immense ambition by joining team. Lindsay is only member of the team who has never run a marathon and will make her debut in one of most-challenging courses in country -- all in an effort to raise funds for Save the Children.
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U.S. citizen Pang I. Yang, the father-in-law of Alan Gung, the Philadelphia Public Record’s former staffer, is expected to be imprisoned again against his wishes in a jail in Beijing, China, for failing to support the Communist regime. They refuse to let him return to Philadelphia, which has been his home. Gung and his wife have requested help from the offices of US Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey and the office of Congressman Pat Meehan. So far, no information has been received by those office holders, according to Gung.
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OUT & ABOUT (Cont. From Page 12) This bit of news hit the papers on the day I spoke with Fattah, so I asked about it.
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The reason he wasn’t paying his lawyers, he said, was because his reelection campaign had to take precedence. “You can’t spend a dollar twice,” he said. “Every dollar I spend on legal fees is one I can’t spend on the campaign. I’m going to be focusing on winning the primary, so I’m going to have to change law firms.” Fattah believes (a) he’s going to beat the charges against him, charges that include accepting bribes and misusing campaign funds; and (b) that the trial will be delayed from its current scheduled date of May 2, six days after the Pennsylvania primary, so he doesn’t need to focus on the case right now. When his lawyers came be-
fore Judge Bartle on Tuesday, the judge asked Fattah to rethink his position. But somehow, I don’t see him doing that. At least he’s committed to finding a lawyer. In fact, Fattah believes a larger firm that can wait until after he’s raised money for his reelection to pay them is just waiting to take his case. Besides, he would be wise to heed the lesson of his son, Chaka “Chip” Fattah Jr., who opted to defend himself and was convicted on 22 counts of tax and bank fraud late last year. The younger Fattah will be sentenced by Judge Bartle next week. I get the feeling “Fattah” is a name that Bartle is going to be tired of seeing on his docket after a while.
WAFFLEMAN (Cont. From Page 12) Bigger than a breadbox. Banned in Boston. Cooties. I’ll see you in the funny papers. Don’t take any wooden nickels. Heavens to Murgatroyd! And awa-a-ay we go! Even as one enters, words
are swept downstream into the past, forever making a different river. We of a certain age have been blessed to live in changeful times. For a child, each new word is like a shiny toy, a toy that has no age. We at the other end of the chronological arc have the advantage of remem-
bering there are words that once did not exist and there were words that once strutted their hour upon the earthly stage and now are heard no more, except in our collective memory. It’s one of the greatest advantages of aging. We can have archaic and eat it, too. See ya later, alligator.
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MRS. CINDY Newkirk, her husband Bishop Kermit L. Newkirk, of Harold O. Davis Baptist Church at 10th & Boulevard, receive certificate of thanks from Laura Princiotta, CEO of SpArc Phila., at annual holiday season luncheon which church hosts each year. One congregant volunteer as disk jockey and played music for all guests. Photo by Bonnie Squires
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In The Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia County Civil Action – Law No. 151102603 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Nationstar Mortgage, LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, Plaintiff vs. The Unknown Heirs of Ella Jenkins, Deceased & Pearl Harris, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Ella Jenkins, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s) To: The Unknown Heirs of Ella Jenkins, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 3150 North Bambrey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132. This firm is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt owed to our client. Any information obtained from you will be used for the purpose of collecting the debt. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Nationstar Mortgage, LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to No. 151102603, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 3150 North Bambrey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132, whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Phila. County. Notice: You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below. This office can provide you with information about hiring a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a Lawyer, this office may be able to provide you with information about agencies that may offer legal services to eligible persons at a reduced fee or no fee. Philadelphia Bar Assn., One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19104, 215-238-6333. Michael T. McKeever, Atty. for Plaintiff, KML Law Group, P.C., Ste. 5000, Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St., Phila., PA 191061532, 215.627.1322.
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ELEPHANT (Cont. From Page 12) many liberal entities such as Huffington Post. What Wolf still does not seem to get is that he is working with a legislature that has significant Republican majorities in both houses. I understand Wolf is the Governor and he won by a solid margin. However, he was running against a very-unpopular incumbent. Also, the same election that put him in office increased already-existing Republican majorities in the legislature. Taking the attitude that the legislature has to bend far more to him than he has to compromise is not working. Wolf finally signed a budget but used line-item vetoes to reject $6 billion in needed funding because he was not getting the huge revenue increases he demanded. Instead of negotiat-
In the study, participants used the dispute process set forth in the Fair Credit Reporting Act to resolve errors in their credit report errors. The FTC study revealed the following: • 1 in 4 consumers found errors on their credit reports; • 1 in 5 consumers had an error that was corrected by a credit reporting agency (CRA) after it was disputed; • 4 out of 5 consumers who filed disputes had some aspect of their credit report modified; • about 1 in 10 consumers saw a change in their credit score after the CRAs modified their credit report; • approximately 1 in 20 consumers had a maximum score change of 25 points or more; and, • 1 in 250 consumers had a maximum score change of more than 100 points. Errors on a credit report can have a major adverse impact on a consumer. Some of the known adverse effects are: • being rejected for credit
• getting credit, but at less than favorable terms, such as a higher interest rate • being rejected for an apartment lease • being rejected for employment • being rejected for insurance or having to pay higher premiums for insurance • losing a security clearance Since your credit report is so important, you should review it from time to time, but it is not necessary to pay to review your report. The CRAs were required a number of years ago to set up a website where you can go to obtain a free credit report from each of the big three each year. This site is known as www.annualcreditreport.com. While you can get all three reports at once, you might want to consider getting one report from a different CRA every four months, since all three CRAs generally have the same basic information. Also, remember that if you apply for credit and are rejected, you are entitled to receive a free credit report from the CRA that was used to deny credit. Next Week’s Question: How to understand the Chapter 13 plan payment.
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by Michael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: What credit-report errors cause consumers higher interest rates? Answer: After filing bankruptcy, people are often interested in trying to rebuild their credit, and a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy can be a good first step to repairing your credit. The information contained in your credit report is important and that information must be accurate. Credit-reporting agencies such as Experian, Equifax and Transunion are the gatekeepers between you and potential lenders. In a world where credit is king, credit ratings are used for decisions about whether a consumer can get a credit card, a car loan, or even insurance. That is why a recent report from the Federal Trade Commission finding the credit data collected by the three major credit reporting agencies, Experian, Equifax and Transunion, has an error rate of 5%, can matter to you.
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(Cont. From Page 12) DePASQUALE, who is unopposed. LT. GOV. MIKE STACK is rumored to be working on an audit of the pardon and parole system in Pennsylvania with the Auditor General. The system seems to be rigged against the most underprivileged in society, including African Americans and the poor. There are a growing number of conservatives who view this as an important issue, but suffice it to say they’re not among the presidential candidates.
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services he vetoed. He must show some statesmanship rather than petulance this time around. If he does not, he may be hearing in 2018 the same chant that targeted Corbett in 2014: “One-Term Tom”.
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ing with the legislature in Harrisburg, he goes around the state and to the airways campaigning. His air ads have been sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association, which in turn is funded by the unions and other special interests. Initially his campaign worked. And it still works to a degree in Philadelphia. However, even liberal columnists in other local papers are becoming critical. Media outlets in other parts of the state are also less kind to Wolf. I have to say I was happy to see the DGA waste their resources. They ran their proWolf budget ad on Fox News. Did they really think Fox News watchers were going to buy into a DGA ad? Wolf needs to come up with a budget for the next fiscal within two weeks. He will have to deal with Republicans on the $6 billion for necessary
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